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I. W. HENDERSON. MAP GASE AND HOLDER.

No. 414,945.- Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

U ITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC \V. HENDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE \VESTERNPUBLISHING HOUSE, OF SAME PLACE.

MAP CASE AND HOLCDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,945, dated November12, 1889. Application filed Marol125, 1889. Serial No. 304,737.(NognodeL) T aZZ whom it may concern: consists of pieces of wood a Z),which form the Be it known that I, ISAAC WV. HENDERSON, top and bottomand a'portion of the back, residing at Chicago, in the cou nty of Cookand with end pieces and a thin back piece 0. State of Illinois, andacitizen of the United (1 are triangular strengthening-pieces, toStates, haveinvented certain new and useful which the strips a b aresecured. 55

Improvements in Map Cases and Holders, of Within the case A there issecured a cirwhich the following is a specification, refer- -cular caseB, which consists of two round ence being had to the accompanyingdrawend pieces C C and a thin piece of veneer or ings, in whichpaper-board E, secured to such end pieces,

Figure 1 is a perspective showing one map but extending only a littlemore than half- 60 exposed. Fig. 2 is a section at line 2 of Fig. wayaround the same, leaving an open space 3. Fig. 3 is an end view lookingtoward the t the remainder of the distance. right of Fig. 2, the mapsbeing removed. Fig. e f are metal bands, one on each of the 4. is across-section looking to the left, the pieces 0 D.

circular case which carries the maps being F is a piece of wood which,as shown, is 65 closed. Fig. 5 is a similar section, the caseeight-sided. On one end of this piece there which carries the maps beingopen and all is secured a head G, which may be of spun of the maps beingremoved. Fig. 6 is a demetal, which, as shown, is provided near thetail, being an elevation showing one of the center with a recess toreceive the end of the maps removed from the case and a device shaft orstrip F, which at this point is round, 70 connected with the map for thepurpose of and the head G is secured to the strip or hanging the sameagainst a wall. Fig. 7 is a shaft F by means of two or more screws g.vertical section taken at the right hand of The head G is provided onits inside with a the maps and case. Figs. 8 and 9 show a number ofstuds h, corresponding in number modification in which the maps are notdewith the number of maps which the case is 75 signed to be removed fromthe case for the adapted to receive. At the other end of the purpose ofbeing hung against a wall. Fig. piece F there is another head H, whichis se- 10 is a detail showing a device for hanging cured upon the stripF by means of screws 2'. up a single map when detached from the j are anumber of springs secured at one 0 case. end to the head H, the otherend of each 80.

The leading objects of my invention are to spring being free. To each ofthese springs provide an improved map-case capable of rethere is secureda stud k, and each of these ceiving and holding a number of maps, whichstuds lo passes througha hole in the head H. case can be readily closedwhen the maps are I are a number of spring-rollers such as 5 not onexhibition and readily opened for the are in common use for curtains andmaps. 85 purpose of exhibition; also, to provide im- Z are pieces ofmetal, one end of each of proved devices for supporting the severalwhich is provided with a hole of the proper maps in the case; also, toprovide devices by form to receive one of the journals or one of meansof which the maps can be easily rethe rectangular irons at the ends ofthe rollmoved from the case; also, to provide each ers I. I 90 map withan attachment which does not in- J are strips of wood, one for each mapor terfere with its use in the case, and which roller, and each stripissecured to the pieces facilitates the hanging of the same against a ofmetal Z, which receive one of the rollers. wall when removed from thecase, all of which m are pieces of metal, two of which are piv- Iaccomplish as illustrated in the drawings otally connected to each oneof the strips J, 5 and hereinafter fully described. so that these piecesm can be turned around That which I claim as new will be pointed out ofthe way, as shown in Fig. 6, or can be out in the claims. I turned up;as shown in Fig. 10. Each piece In the drawings, Arepresents arectangular m is provided with a hole n. case, which is open on oneside. This case 0 are strips of metal secured to the inside IOO ends areprovided with holes to receive the of the case A, and theyprojectforward a little outside ofthe case. These projecting I 1 screws K,which pass through thehcads CD The shaft F and neoted upon the screwsK,so that such shaft and heads can be rotated independently of thesecondary case,

p is astrip secured to one edge of the part E, whichstrip' forms a stopto limit the move ment of the secondary casein both directions,

the stop coming incontact with one edge, of,

-theca-scA.J r U The case A is to be provided with eyes or othersuitabledevices by means of whichthis case can be hung upon hooks upon a wall,or it can be permanently secured to the Wall in any suitable manner, ifdesired. r

The heads C D and the strip or piece E cured to such heads together forma second-l 'ary case open on one side, in which the maps are located,and this secondary case rotates in thecase A. A I A The'parts can be,puttogether as follows: I The heads G H are tobe secured to theends' 3o7 is to be placed within the case A, and the of the shaft or stripI -l Asecondary case B heads G H, with the strip F, are to be placed withinthe secondary case, and such secondary case, with the heads G I1 andstrip F, are to 'besecured pivotally to the case, A by means of screwsK, whichpassthrongh the strips 0, through the heads or pieces CD,and

into the strip F, as shown in the drawings. The several maps upon therollers, togetherwith the pieces of wood J, the same having beenarranged and put together, as shown in Fig. 6, can then be placed one byone in the heads G II, one of the pieces Zbeing placed upon one of thepins h on the head G, as shown in Fig. 7. The proper spring j being thenthrown back by hand, the metal piece Z at the other end of the rollercan be brought into proper position to allow the proper pin it, carriedby such springs j, to enter in such piece of metal 1, when the spring isreleased, as shown in Fig. 2. The maps all being in place, the secondarycase can be rotated by hand, bringing it into the position shown in'Fig. 4:, when all the maps will be within the two cases AB, and themaps will be thoroughly protected, the open space in the case B being atthis time within the case A.

\Vhen it is desired to exhibit any one of the maps, the secondary caseis to be partially rotated, bringing it into the position shown in Fig.5, when the open space therein will be exposed. The maps are allsupposed to be properly numbered or otherwise designated,

andall the maps can be rotated together in the secondary case withoutchanging the position of such case, because the shaft F, which carriesthe heads G H, which carry all the maps, is pivoted by means of thescrewsKin I thchcads O D, so that by rotating the maps within thesecondary case any one can be brought to the front and drawn downandeic' hihited.

schools where twoor' more rooms are used, to r remove a single map fromthis case and take it to another room for exhibition. This I spring juntil the, stud or pink is released have made provision for, and eitherone of l l the maps can be removed from the secondany case simply bywithdrawing the proper 1 '3 I from the metal striplconnected with themap, I

and then the map, with the strip of wood J l can be withdrawn from, thecase,-and by means of the devices in can be hung upon a wall-wherever'desired. l l l ,In FigsS' and 9 I have showna inodiiica-l tionin which no provision isrepresented for removing either one of thelnapsfrointhc case, and hence the strips'of wood, J and se pieces of metal 1areomitted, as well as the springsj. WVith this modificationtwoheads toreceive the maps may be used, one of headL (shown in Fig. 8) is similarin con struction, except thatthe holes therein may i be roundinstead oftriangular, I These two heads take the place of the two heads (loll, andthe maps are supported in'thcsc heads wvhich L is shown in Fig. 9,andthe other and can be placed in position by securing one l of the headsto the shaftF and insertingthe j'ournalsat oneend of the map in suchhead, then bringing the otherhead to its proper place and securing thesameto the shaft F, after which theshaft and maps canbe placed therewill be a case A, a secondary case B, rotatin g within the case A, arotating shaft, and

heads carrying maps and located within the secondary case, as beforedcscribed,the maps being supporteddirectly in the two heads L L insteadof in the strips Z.

The screws K are pivoted both in the irons 0, secured to the case A,andalso in theheads O D, so that these heads and the shaft F can rotatetogether; or the secondary case, of which the heads 0 D form apart, canbe pre vented from rotating, and the shaft F, with the parts connectedtherewith, can be rotated in the secondary case. The free end of eachmay is connected with a strip of wood 7, as

usual.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

1. The combination of a case A, open on one side, a secondary case 13,also open on one side,a shaft F, provided with a head on each endadapted to recelvea series of map-rollers,

the shaft F being pivotally connected With the case A and also With thesecondary case B, whereby the shaft F and parts secured thereto can berotated either with or independently of the secondary case,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a map case and holder, the combination of a rotating shaft F, ahead H upon one end of said shaft, such head being provided with aseries of springs, each carrying a stud, and a second head G on theother end of the shaft, and provided with means thereon for supportingmap-rollers, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. A series of map-rollers 1, strips Z, and15 strips of Wood J, incombination With a shaft F, provided With heads G H, one of such headshaving springs j, carrying studs k, and the other head being providedwith means thereon for supporting map-rollers, substan- 2o A. H. ADAMS,H. T. J ONES.

